This is how Jere Lehtinen commented on Antti Pennanen’s position

Jere Lehtinen participated in the Bermudan Kannu event at the Vilisätähtähti in early July. Atte Kajova

The Finnish men’s hockey team has a two -time season behind it.

In February, the Four Nations tournament won the Lions only wins in overtime from Sweden. Otherwise, Finland stayed in the tournament and finished last in the tournament.

The tournament served as an important test as it saw a long time during the NHL-reinforced lion group during the Olympic Games.

The spring World Championships, in turn, ended with the quarter-finals against the United States. Although the Lions won six of their seven early round matches, the road broke at the moment of the solution.

Lions GM Jere Lehtinen At the beginning of July, he admitted at the Bermudan Kannu Tennis event that the result left the tooth hole. However, according to Lehtinen, the whole of the season has to be considered more widely.

– The competition is tough. Everyone wants to win and that’s a good thing. Of course, we still have to be critical against it. When you go to the tournament, you want to succeed, and it’s disappointing if you can’t play medals, Lehtinen said.

Lions head coach Antti Pennanen Gets strong support from Lehtinen and no changes are expected before the winter Olympics.

– Pennanen goes on to do so. There was nothing about it. One season played in tough games. In the World Championships, six wins in seven start-up games, so I don’t know, Lehtinen says.

The story goes on after the picture.

The Olympics are now a clear step and preparation has already been started with NHL players.

-Now we are all more experienced and we had NHL players in the Four Nations tournament, so we could practice it. The next step is then the Olympics.

NHL interest is not lost

Lehtinen, who has made a long NHL career, does not exclude the opportunity to work again in the league. Although the Lions are the number one focus, discussions have been held over the years.

– Now is (lions). After all, it has been in mind over the years and sometimes discussed with different clubs. But on the other hand, now is an interesting time in the lion when there were Four Nations and there will be an Olympic gaming where the NHL players play.

Lehtinen says that Dallas Stars in particular is a club that has been kept connected.

– However, I know quite a few people and Dallas is a familiar club in itself. Although I am in no way there, of course we are sparring and helping others on both sides over the years.

– It’s great that there are these Finns in Dallas and even in big roles. Mikkoki [Rantanen] It went there with a long deal and it makes the other Franchise player in other Finns, so it’s great to see, Lehtinen said.

Still, Lehtinen will not hurry in any direction.

– It’s not timely now, but you never know what time will bring.

Lehtinen represented only Stars in his NHL career. The Finn was 875 in the Finnish League, which produced power points 243+271 = 514.